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Agricultural
The H-2A program establishes a means for agricultural employers who
anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers
to the U.S. to perform labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.
Kentucky will process approximately 350 contracts and serve over 400 farmers and
more than 3,500 guest workers. For further information, contact Henry
Gross or Jeff Gatewood at 502-564-7456. Email addresses are
HenryC.Gross@ky.gov and
Jeff.Gatewood@ky.gov
Non-Agricultural
The Kentucky Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) program allows employers to
hire workers temporarily or permanently when there are not sufficient U.S.
workers who are able, willing, qualified and available to perform the job. In
addition, the program ensures that the employment of the foreign workers will
not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers that are
similarly employed.
The Office of Employment and Training, in connection with the Department of
Labor, is employer driven and is designed to assist in meeting employment
needs. The employer must test the labor market and attempt to recruit US
workers through advertisement and OET job orders with the Office of Employment
and Training.
PERMANENT: Effective March 28th, information regarding
PERMANENT may be
obtained at the following websites:
www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/foreign/perm.asp or
www.plc.doleta.gov. For PERMANENT JOB
Orders Only, you may go directly to www.AJB.org
and submit one online.
H-2B: All H2B's will be processed as in the past and will be
mailed to the Department of Labor 30 days from the date of receipt, or
completion. The Prevailing Wage Information Request Form should be
submitted, and approved in advance, and mailed with the H2-B
case.
Prevailing Wages: Attached is the OET
Prevailing Wage Information
Request Form. Allow (14) fourteen working days to process prevailing wage
requests. Fax Prevailing Wage Request Forms to Foreign Labor Certification at
502-564-7459.
Immigration Issues: Visit the Bureau for Citizenship &
Immigration Services website at www.uscis.gov.
For additional information, contact George Scott, Program Coordinator at
502-564-7456. For prevailing wage requests fax to Sondra Wells at
502-564-7459. Email
addresses: GeorgeW.Scott@ky.gov and
SondraR.Wells@ky.gov.
Labor Market Information is available to assist employers, job seekers,
students, economic developers, planners, and researchers understand Kentucky’s
economy and make informed labor market decisions. There is a wide range of
economic planning information, industry and occupational information, and social
and demographic information, along with other pertinent data and information
available to assist many varied private and governmental customers. The primary
location where labor market and workforce information is housed is on the
Workforce Kentucky Internet web site. Click on:
www.WorkforceKentucky.ky.gov to
access this information. Contact the Research and Statistics Branch at (502)
564-7976 for additional assistance.
All employers who have contracts (or subcontracts) with the Federal
Government of $100,000 or more are required by federal law to list their job
openings with the state employment agency in the state where the job openings
exist, or list their job openings on America’s Job Bank. These employers are
required to use affirmative action in hiring certain veterans to fill those job
openings and must file an annual report with
Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS) showing the number of
campaign veterans and special disabled veterans on their work force.
If you are an employer with a federal contract, the Kentucky Office of
Employment and Training (OET) will assist you with meeting your recruitment
requirements of the Federal Contractor Job Listing. In accordance with federal
law, veterans automatically receive priority in referral on all job openings. As
an employer you will greatly benefit from hiring hard working, disciplined,
job-ready veterans who bring valuable skills and experience in the latest
technology to industries and businesses like yours each day.
You may list your openings
on-line or call the nearest Office of Employment and Training office to
post job openings.
Are you considering a Layoff or Downsizing?
The Office of Employment and Training's Division of Workforce Services Rapid
Response Team is a free onsite early intervention service offered to businesses
and workers affected by layoffs and plant closings. This team is trained
to react quickly to announcements concerning permanent facility closures or
substantial layoff situations throughout the state. Rapid Response works
closely with partnering agencies, the Local Workforce Investment Boards and the
Local Elected Official(s) in affected areas to ensure that dislocated workers
receive program information and services. This team is also responsible
for receiving employer notifications pursuant to the
Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act (20 CFR 639). Please
contact the Rapid Response Coordinator
Cecil Colliver at 502-564-7456 with inquiries.
Funded by employers FUTA taxes, Unemployment Insurance
provides income to those who lose their jobs through no fault of their own or
are on temporary layoff until they find new employment or are recalled by their
previous employer to return to work.
When filing your claim you will need to bring
identification, preferably a picture ID. You will also need to know your former
employer’s address and the dates you worked for each employer. Mondays and
Tuesdays are extremely high volume days for filing unemployment insurance
claims. You may find it more convenient or preferable to wait until later in the
week to file your claim. Once you have filed your initial claim, you may use the
Automated Benefits Exchange
(ABE), often
referred to as the VRU, to claim benefits.
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